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RUBBING MACHINE.

No. 345,462. Patented July 1.3, 1886.

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CLARENCE-R. VAN DEUSEN, OF PASSAIO, NEW JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 345,462, dated July 13, 1886.

' Application filed March 24, 1886.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE It. VAN DEUsEN, of Passaic, in the county, of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Rubbing-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved machine for rubbing a paint mixture or other substance into the surface of whips, canes, or similar articles, so as to give a polished finish to the article.

The invention consists of a stationary frame provided with two pulleys over which passes an endless belt and an endless adj ustablebelt, of a vertically-sliding frame provided with similar pulleys and belts, of a device for sliding the movable frame vertically, and of a device for imparting rotary motion to the pulleys and endless belts. I

The invention also consists of various parts and details, and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of my improvement. Fig.- 2 is a .plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssection on the line 00 m, Fig. 1.

In the manufacture of whips and other articles provided with a thread covering or having an even surface it is necessary to rub a paint mixture or other substance into the surface, so

as to give the article a glossy finish. Heretofore this rubbing of the paint mixture into the thread covering or the even surface was done by hand, and the special object of my invention is to provide a machine which will supersede this hand-rubbing and will produce better results.

To a column, A, is attached a stationary frame, 13, and a similar frame, 0, is mounted to slide vertically on the column A. The stationary frame B is provided with a plate, D, cast on the column A, and forminga support for the plate E, provided on one end with the bearing E, in which is mounted to rotate the shaft F, carrying the pulley F. On the plate E is also mounted to slide, by means of the screw E the bearing E in which is mounted Serial No. 196.376. (No ino(lel.)

the shaft F", carrying the pulley F Over the pulleys F and F and the upper side of the plate E passes an endless belt, G, which is cov ered with felt or other similar soft material, G, over part of which passes an endless piece of canvas, G, held tightly stretched on the felt G by passing over a roller, H, adjustable up and down in the frame H, pivoted to the under side of the plate D.

The frame 0 is similar in construction to the frame B, being provided with the plate I, having the bearing 1, in which is mounted the shaft J, carrying the pulley J. The bearing 1 is adapted to slide on the plate I by the turning of the screw I. In the bearing 1 is mounted the shaft J, carrying the pulley J Over,the pulleys J and J and the under side of the plate I passes an endless belt, K, covered with felt or other soft material, K, and the canvas belt K held tightly stretched over a roller, H, held vertically adjustable in the frame H, pivoted to the top of the lug L, cast on the arm L, which supports the plate I, and is attached to the hollow shaft M, mounted to slide vertically in the hollow column A. The upper part of the shaft M has its bearing in the column A, and

the lower part in a ring, N, held in place by set-screws N, passing through the shell of the column A. A collar, 0, is adjustably held on the shaft M, and between it and the ring N a spring, I, is coiled on the shaft M. Through the shaft M passes a rod, Q, held on the, top of the arm L by the nut Q, and pivotally attachedon its lower end to the short lever It, having its fulcrum on the bracket R, attached to the column A. Alink, S, connects the short lever B with the treadle T, fulcrumed on the bracket T, secured to the column A.

The shaft F, on which the pulley F is secured, is provided with a cog-wheel, U, which meshes with a cog-wheel, U, mounted on a stud fastened to the bent arm V, fulcrumed on the shaft F. The cog-wheel U meshes into the cog-wheel U also mounted on a stud on the bent arm V, and meshing into a cog-wheel, U attached to the shaft J, carrying the pulley J. To the upper end of the bent arm V is pivoted an arm, V, fulcrumed on the shaft J. The shaft F is also provided with the driving-pulleys W. The

lever WV is for shifting the belt on the driving-pulleys WV.

The operation is as follows: Motion in the direction of the arrow a is imparted to the belts K and G from the driving-pulleys XV by means of the pulleys Fand F and the pulleys J and J, of which the pulley J is rotated by the cog-wheels U, U, U", and U The canvas belts G and K are tightened by sliding the rollers H up and down in their respective frames H. A whip or other similar threadcovered or plain article, I), prepared with a paint mixture or other substance which is to be rubbed into the surface, is placed between the endless canvas belts G and K as shown in Fig. 1, and the operator, now pressing on the treadle T, causes the framcG to slide downward vertically by the action of the link S on the short arm R, acting on the rod Q, provided with the nut Q, on top of the arm L, support ing the frame 0. The shaft M guides the frame 0 in its vertical movement. The article will be embraced between the endless moving belts, the soft material G and K on the belts G and K inelosing the article completely,

7 and as the latter is turned and pulled in the direction of the arrow b by hand or by device the paint mixture or other substance is rubbed thoroughly into the surface of the article, thereby giving the same a polished appearance. The canvas belt is for the sp'ecial purpose of preventing the mixture on the article from coming in direct contact with the soft material on the moving belts G and K. The paint mixture is varied in color according to requirements, and thereby necessitates the changing of the canvas belts, according to the different colors employed. The canvas belt is easily removed by turning the frames H to one side, so as to be enabled to slip the canvas belt off. The pulleys F and J are laterally adjustable by means of the screws E and I, so as to stretch the belts ac. cording to requirements. As soon as the op: erator releases his pressure 011 the treadle T, the spring 1?, coiled on the shaft M, will force the sliding frame 0 upward to its former position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. It will be seen that in the downward movement of the sliding frame the gear-wheels U, U, U and U will remain in gear on account of the bent arm V, fulcrumed on the shaft F, and the arm V, fulcrumed on the shaft J, and pivotally atatched to the bent arm V on the axis of the gear-wheel U Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a rubbing-machine, the combination of a stationary frame and endless belts with a vertically-sliding frame and endless belts, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In arubbing-machine, the combination of a stationary frame provided with pulleys, an endless belt passing over the said pulleys and covered with a soft material, and an endless adjustable canvas belt with a vertically-sliding frame provided with two pulleys, a belt covered with a soft material, and an adjustable canvas belt, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a rubbing -machine, the stationary frame B, provided with endless belts G, G, and G in combination with the verticallysliding frame 0, the shaft M, the spring I, and the rod Q, attached to the lever B, linked to the trcadle T, substantially as herein shown and described.

4. In a rubbing machine, the stationary frame B, the shafts F and F provided with the pulleys F and F, and the gear-wheel U, in combination with the gear-wheels U, U and U, the shafts J and J", carrying the pulleys J and J the arm V, and the bent arm V,substantially as herein shown and described.

5. In a rubbing-machine, the combination of the stationary frame B,provided with the plate E and the adjustable bearing E, with the pulleys F and F, the frame H, provided with the adjustable roller H, and the belts G, G, and G substantially as herein shown and described.

6. In a rubbing-machine, the frame 0, provided with the pulleys J and J", the shafts J and J, the plate I, and the adjustable bearing 1, the belts K, K, and K and the roller H, adjustable on the pivoted frame H, in combination with the shaft M, the spring'l, the collar 0, the ring N, and the rod Q, provided with the nut Q, and operated by the treadle T, by means of the link S and the lever B, substantially as herein shown and described.

CLARENCE It. VAN DEUSEN.

W'itnesses:

MILTON H. BURNS, THEO. G. Hosrnu. 

